The Urgent Care Centers of the Santa Cruz Medical Foundation, now a part of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, provide high-quality compassionate care for medical conditions that require quick treatment but are not life threatening.

In addition, our Urgent Care Centers welcome visitors to our area who need medical care while away from home and anyone who needs to see a doctor for routine care but cannot come in during regular office hours.

Our Urgent Care Centers accept most health plans, and one does not need to be a patient of the Santa Cruz Medical Foundation to use them.

Also Offering Convenient Timing of Regular Care

In addition to treating urgent medical issues, the Urgent Care Centers also are ideal for those patients who cannot see a doctor during regular office hours and need basic medical services such as an order for a laboratory test, an exam or a routine preventative care treatment.

Patients who cannot see their regular hometown doctor because they are visiting our area can also use our Urgent Care Centers.

Main Office
2025 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Department phone: 831-458-5537
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Office hours for the Main Office location:
365 days per year, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Office hours for our other Urgent Care locations:
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
We are closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Scotts Valley Office
4663 Scotts Valley Drive
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Phone: 831-458-6330
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Watsonville Office
55025 S. Green Valley Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: 831-458-5835
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Westside Office
1203 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-458-6300
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What is the difference between urgent medical problems and emergencies?

It is often difficult to know if a medical problem is truly an emergency or whether it is simply an urgent medical issue. In general, an emergency is a condition that may threaten an individual's life or cause impairment. Examples of symptoms that should be treated in an emergency room include severe bleeding, seizures or chest pains. We encourage patients who are unsure if their condition may threaten their life or cause impairment to go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.

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